# 2024-30293: FTC Finally Bans Those Sneaky Ticketmaster and Hotel Junk Fees

2024-30293, Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, is a Federal Register rule from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-10, effective 2025-05-12; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-30293
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2024-30293
- Title: Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: unknown
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-10
- Effective: 2025-05-12
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

FTC Finally Bans Those Sneaky Ticketmaster and Hotel Junk Fees

## Summary

Starting May 12, 2025, businesses selling live-event tickets and short-term lodging must clearly show the full price, including all fees, so you won’t get tricked by hidden charges. The new rule stops sneaky pricing tricks and makes sure fees are honest and easy to understand before you buy. This means less confusion and fairer deals for everyone shopping for tickets or places to stay!

## Abstract

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is issuing a final trade regulation rule entitled "Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees" ("rule" or "final rule") and Statement of Basis and Purpose addressing certain unfair or deceptive practices involving fees or charges for live-event tickets and short-term lodging: bait- and-switch pricing that hides the total price by omitting mandatory fees and charges from advertised prices; and misrepresenting the nature, purpose, amount, and refundability of fees or charges. The final rule specifies that it is an unfair and deceptive practice for businesses to offer, display, or advertise any price of live-event tickets or short-term lodging without clearly, conspicuously and prominently disclosing the total price. The rule also requires businesses to clearly and conspicuously make certain disclosures before a consumer consents to pay. The rule further specifies that it is an unfair and deceptive practice for businesses to misrepresent any fee or charge in any offer, display, or advertisement for live-event tickets or short-term lodging.

## Effects PRIA read

- Ticket Buyers See Full Price: benefit, medium. Starting May 12, 2025, businesses that sell live-event tickets must clearly show the total price up front, including most mandatory fees and charges, before you buy. The rule requires the total price to be disclosed clearly, conspicuously, and more prominently than other pricing information in any…
- Lodging Buyers Get Total Price Up Front: benefit, medium. Starting May 12, 2025, businesses offering short-term lodging (including hotels, motels, inns, short-term rentals, and vacation rentals) must show the total price up front, including most mandatory fees and charges, before you agree to pay. The total price must be displayed clearly, conspicuously,…
- Businesses Must Include Mandatory Fees: cost, medium. Starting May 12, 2025, businesses that offer live-event tickets or short-term lodging must include most mandatory fees in the advertised total price and may not misrepresent the nature, purpose, amount, or refundability of fees. Businesses must change their offers, displays, and advertisements to c…
- Level Playing Field for Honest Sellers: benefit, low. The rule is intended to protect consumers and to level the playing field by preventing businesses that hide mandatory fees from undercutting businesses that already show full prices. Honest businesses that already disclose total prices may benefit from reduced competitive pressure from firms that u…

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## Sources
- [2024-30293 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/10/2024-30293/trade-regulation-rule-on-unfair-or-deceptive-fees)
- [2024-30293 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-10/pdf/2024-30293.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-30293 (as of 2026-06-11).